2021 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEL

The 2021 Hyundai Elantra is listed with a salvage certificate indicating “more than 75% damage,” with “rear end” recorded as the auction’s primary damage classification. The visible evidence supports the rear-end classification: the trunk lid, rear bumper, spoiler, and surrounding rear body panels have extensive damage. However, the provided imagery does not establish that more than 75% of the entire vehicle is damaged. The visible damage is concentrated at the rear, with additional localized damage at the front-left corner. The rear trunk lid has multiple deep creases and broad deformation across the center, sides, and lower edge. The rear bumper cover is crushed inward across most of its width, with extensive creasing, torn areas, and exposed components. A large opening with detached or missing material is present in the lower-left bumper area. The rear fascia and the metal and painted panels around the trunk opening are broadly distorted and creased. The left lower reflector and trim area is displaced and fractured. The trunk-mounted spoiler is raised and irregularly positioned, with large gaps and distorted surfaces. The right rear quarter panel and bumper corner are creased near the rear lamp, with additional light-colored paint scuffs below and forward of the lamp. At the front, the left bumper cover is separated from the headlamp and fender, leaving a pronounced uneven gap. The left side of the grille and adjoining bumper trim have broken or displaced sections with irregular openings and separated edges. The underlying condition of structural components, lighting, sensors, suspension, mechanical systems, and the vehicle’s safety systems cannot be determined from these findings alone and should be checked by qualified technicians. A warning reading “Check Blind-Spot Safety system” is visible on the instrument display. This indicates a concern requiring diagnosis, but the available information does not establish its cause. According to the VIN decode, this is a South Korea-built 2021 Hyundai Elantra sedan, SEL with Convenience Package, front-wheel drive, powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine. The decoded safety equipment includes blind-spot monitoring, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, lane-keeping and lane-centering assistance, pedestrian automatic emergency braking, rear visibility equipment, ABS, stability control, and traction control. NHTSA records list recalls for this model and year involving front seat-belt pretensioners, windshield bonding, front seat-back recliners, and the rearview camera. The latest listed front seat-belt pretensioner recall is 22V354000, which expands and replaces several earlier pretensioner recalls. The rearview-camera recall, 24V879000, concerns possible loss of the rearview image. Recall completion should be verified by VIN with Hyundai or an authorized dealer before purchase.